1911 – General Post Office, Montreal, Quebec

A rebuilding of the 1876 Second Empire style post office that was destroyed in a fire in 1910.

“The work of demolishing the old General Post Office building on St. James Street, Montreal, is progressing rapidly and very shortly there will arise on the site a new fireproof structure of pleasing design. The architect is Mr. Theo. Daoust. The foundation will be of concrete. The frame work will be of steel, the walls and floors of terra cotta and tile and the front of Montreal limestone ornamented with stone figures. The front steps will be of granite and the stairways of iron. This part of the building will be served by two elevators. The section of the post office fronting on Craig street, which was built last year, also has two elevators and is fireproof throughout. The new structure will have a frontage of 117 feet on St. James street by a depth of 90 feet on St. Francois Xavier Street. There will be but one basement and the front of the building will rise to a height of 100 feet above the sidewalk. The general contractor is Mr. Joseph Bourque; the steel work will be furnished and placed by the Dominion Bridge Company. The ventilating system will be the Buffalo Forge.”
Engineering and Contract Record, July 12 1911

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